Compaq Personal Computer manual Battery Packs and Power Management, Troubleshooting, Index

Contents

Using CDs or DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7 To Play DVD Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only) . . . . 2–7To Connect a TV to Your Notebook

(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

3 Battery Packs and Power Management

Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . 3–3To Recharge the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs . . . . . . . . 3–4Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

4 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3Performance Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4Power and Battery Pack Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Configuring Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7To Run the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7Updating Software and Drivers from the Web . . . . . . . . 4–9 Using System Recovery Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10 Operating System (OS) CD Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11 OS CD Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12 Reinstalling Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13 Restoring Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13

Index

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